Megan Lessard

Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Manchester, NH High School: Manchester Central

Last College: Columbia University Event: Distance

2009 -- Cross Country - placed 51st at Big Ten Championships (22:14) and 55th at NCAA Regional (22:14)... ran season bests in 3,000 meters (10:40) at Hawkeye Invite, 5,000 meters (17:48) at Wisconsin Adidas Invite and 6,000 meters (21:53) at NCAA Pre-Nationals... team earned USTFCCCA all-academic honors... letterwinner.

At Columbia University -- graduated cum laude from Columbia University... competed three years each in cross country and track... placed 58th at 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships (20:53)... won 3,000-meter ECAC conference title (9:25) senior year... placed eighth in 5,000 meters (16:22) at NCAA Eastern Regional junior year, earning all-region honors... other best times were 4:46.6 in mile, 4:23.04 in 1,500 meters and 17:51 in cross country 5,000 meters... academic all-Ivy selection, earning scholar-athlete award senior year... USTFCCCA all-academic team member.

High School -- won two state titles in 800 meters and one in 1,000 meters... track and cross country team captain senior year... nine-time letterwinner... also played soccer... coached by Kelly Feibel.

Personal -- born September 25, 1987... daughter of Gerald and Kim Lessard... public health major.